The new Steam Controller verdict is in: James likes it. And now it’s back out again, as Julian has also been poking and prodding at Valve’s made-for-PC controller ahead of its release on May the 4th . Has this second pair of hands dug up some disagreements, or will they join together in peace for all mankind, and/or gamepads? Find out as we give, for the first time since 2022, The Second Opinion . James: Go on then, Julian. How many magnetic thumbsticks out of ten? Julian: I'd say at least eight, but an eight-thumbed hand is as much body horror as my brain is willing to summon up this early in the morning. What I can say for sure is that the Steam Controller is now my go-to gamepad for the PC. I've been using various generations of Xbox gamepad with Steam since the Xbox 360 days, and this does everything those controllers do with a tonne of extra stuff thrown in. I didn't think it would be an obvious improvement when I first took it out the box.…